What can help?
Is your child under 3? I do work with very young children, but their care cannot be booked directly online. Write to me first: we will look at your situation together.
Child, teenager
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My child does not speak, speaks little, or with difficulty.
Your child uses few words, does not form sentences, or gives up on speaking and points instead.
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Their speech is hard to understand.
Your child talks, but people around them do not always understand, or only close family does. Some sounds are distorted, replaced or dropped.
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My child has feeding difficulties.
Your child refuses certain foods or textures, mealtimes are difficult.
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My child has difficulties with reading or spelling.
Your child struggles to read words, needs more time to read, does not understand what they read, cannot memorise spellings, and so on.
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My child has difficulties with mathematical learning.
Your child finds it hard to count, compare quantities, set out a sum or understand a word problem.
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My child stammers or speaks with effort.
Your child's speech is marked by repetitions, blocks or hesitations.
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My child is growing up multilingual and I have questions about their development.
Your child is growing up with several languages and you wonder whether their development is on track.
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My child has a neurodevelopmental condition or a disability.
Therapy may focus on language, communication and feeding. Goals are set together.
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My child has been diagnosed as deaf or hard of hearing.
Therapy may focus on the development of communication and language.
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My child needs an assessment or recommendations for school.
The school has asked for an assessment, or you would like adjustments for your child. The written report sets out the results, the diagnosis and the adjustments proposed. It is written to be understood and used by teaching staff.
Adult
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I have difficulties with my voice.
Your voice tires quickly, turns hoarse, or loses power at the end of the day or after prolonged use.
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I have language or communication difficulties following a neurological problem.
After a stroke, an injury, or as part of a neurological condition, finding words, understanding, reading or writing can become difficult. Therapy works towards recovery and compensation, building on remaining abilities and on the people around you.
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I have acquired hearing loss.
Hearing loss that appears in adulthood changes the way you communicate, often well beyond hearing itself.